War News Roundup From Western Front To Chihuahua
Heavy fighting continues in the Balkans and on the Austro Italian front as French forces reclaim territory in France. Berlin acknowledges losses in Dover raid and reports Allied bombardment of a German city. Cuban President seeks wartime funds. British hospital ships sunk. German strikes in munitions plants and heavy fighting with Villa forces in Chihuahua.
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Macedonia
Berlin
Dover
Congress
Freiburg
Germany
Krupps
Calais
Braye
Hurtebise
France
Champagne
London
Paris
Hindenburg
Auberive
Francisco Murguia
Cafton
Babicora
Chihuahua
War News and Various International Updates
Reports from Nome to Portugal cover wartime politics and events. Citizens of Nome back war with Germany while Brazil and Nicaragua align with the US. Lloyd George returns to London after talks with France and Italy. Paris hosts a maritime league ceremony for the United States. multiple diplomatic notes and cabinet changes ripple across Europe as nations react to the war effort.
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Nicaragua
United States
Germany
Paris
Sorbonne
French Maritime League
University students to earn farm credits for work
Montana students working on farms will receive credits. The piece notes the global hunger challenge and assigns moral responsibility to Americans. It cites military enlistment from Colorado and Wyoming and comments on Japan's trade aims as seen by a Tokyo observer in Chicago.
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University of Montana
Adian
Spokane
Parry Ex FTC Vice Chair Dies After Operation
EWill H Parry of Seattle vice chair man of the Federal Trade Commission died in a hospital from effects of an operation. Holland notifies State Department of strict neutrality in the war between Germany and the United States. President Wilson to offer assurances of no separate peace with Germany. Treasury Department employees urged to cultivate all land they control as part of a nation wide food program. Grand Junction Colorado and Duchesne Utah clubs launch campaign to form a new state by seceding territory between the continental divide and Wasatch range.
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United States
Dublin
Rio de Janeiro
Russia
Germany
Norddeutische Allegemeine Zeitung
Amsterdam
Barmen
Antonio J. Almeida
Bernardino Machado
Portugal
Almeida
Chamber of Deputies
National Economic Council
eWill H. Parry
Seattle
Federal Trade Commission
Holland
State Department
Washington
Arthur J. Balfour
Wilson
Treasury Department
McAdoo
Colorado
Utah
Continental Divide
Wasatch Range
Grand Junction
Prescott
Arizona
Charles Goodwin
First Arizona Infantry
Naco
Aviation reserve corps applications surge in Chicago
In the last week 2,750 applications poured into Chicago headquarters for aviation reserve corps membership. The first full week of the 1917 baseball season saw New York leading the National League and Chicago atop the American. Douglas Grant, the 1916 title holder, won the 1917 northern California golf championship at San Francisco by one up over Jack Neville at Ingleside. Twenty-three shooters contested the Denver Trap Club event at Aurora. Jesse H. Keyse led amateurs with 92 percent, William Bowman topped professionals with the same score.
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Chicago
Aviation Reserve Corps
New York
Douglas Grant
Northern California
San Francisco
Jack Neville
Ingleside
Denver
Aurora Grounds
Jesse H. Keyse
William Bowman
Discovery of a new comet reported from Australia
A dispatch from Australia reports the discovery of a new comet. The item notes the international attention such sightings receive and references contemporaneous events in other regions and institutions.
Arizona State News highlights and events in July
July 4 6 events include Ellis annual state reunion at Prescott rifle clubs in Chandler and Mesa drills in the same era patriotic rallies at Globe and Miami plus Fort Huachuca improvements and a new Verde town near Jerome. Various arrests enlistments coalitions and defense measures across Arizona are noted along with local incidents and industry updates.
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Ellis
Prescott
Chandler
Mesa Rifle Club
Globe
Miami
Fort Huachuca
Bisbee
Red Cross
ROUT TURKS ON TIGRIS BRITISH CAPTURE VILLAGES AND STRATEGIC POSITIONS
British forces advance south of the Scarpe and push toward St. Quentin as Gavelle and Guemappe fall. Over 1,000 prisoners reported from Croisilles sector while Trescault and Mavrincourt wood are seized. Allied air units support artillery with 28 balloons shot down Sunday. Turkey retreats from Iztabilat on the Tigris as Chinese ire grows over German actions in Berlin and Munich.
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France
Gavelle
Hindenburg Line
Scarpe
Guemappe
Croisilles
Drocourt-Queant
Hindenburg
Trescault
Mavrincourt Wood
St. Quentin
Cambrai-St. Quentin
Lens
London
Mesopotamia
Iztabilat
Tigris
Samara
War Office
Peking
China
Germany
Berlin
von Hintze
Munich
Horton bill tightens liquor rules in Denver law signed
Denver reports Governor Gunter signed the Horton liquor bill on April 23. It limits shipments to two quarts of liquor excluding wine or beer or six quarts of wine or twenty four quarts of beer per month and requires single liquor type per order. Permits cost 25 cents and require proof of age 21 and no family orders that month.
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Denver
Gunter
Ten Million Loss in Alaskan Flood Shuts Treadwell Mines
Flooding on Douglas Island opposite Juneau causes an estimated ten million dollar loss of machinery and equipment at the Treadwell mine system. All miners escaped unharmed.
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Juneau
Alaska
Douglas Island
Dynamite Found on New Mexico Railroad Track
A track walker found eight sticks of dynamite sewn in a sack on a Santa Fe branch between Hurley and Santa Rita. The discovery halted a possible train wreck and prevented danger to the line and crew.
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Silver City
N. M
Santa Fé
Hurley
Santa Rita
New Mexico Militia Enters Federal Police Service
The first regiment of infantry and battery of field artillery of the New Mexico National Guard were ordered into federal service for police protection.
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Washington
New Mexico National Guard
Offensive dialogue on medicine in ad text
The fragment presents a humorous exchange about courage and a medical ad for Doctor Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery claiming cures for pimples boils and carbuncles in tablet or liquid form.
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Pierce
Golden
Swamp-Root Stops Serious Backache
Back pain with kidney and bladder issues prompted use of Swamp-Root. Advert depicts Dr Kilmer's formula as a physician prescription claiming rapid relief and widespread availability. Sample bottle offered for ten cents with a request to mention the newspaper.
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Dr. Ilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Two Snakes Swallow Each Other in Zion City Fight
A Zion City man reports two snakes on lakefront property locked in combat. A garter snake and a bullhead, each about three feet, began swallowing each other end to end. After five minutes both were fully swallowed to the fangs. Which remained outside remains unresolved.
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Zion City
Ill
Lake Front
Indianapolis News
Last word in automobiles touted by Kidder and Kidd
A dialogue notes a new car claim featuring a twelve cylinder motor, seven passenger seating, and a one man top. The exchange frames the car as the ultimate in automotive design with emphasis on power capacity and open-top variant.
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Kidd
Kidder
Nobody's Enemy in Everyone's Friend Adage
A compact proverb notes that while a person may be liked by all, true allegiance is scarce since every friend can also be a defect of loyalty. The saying warns against overreliance on popularity as a measure of trust.
Questioning Suitor Remains Entangled in Past
A friend asks why a man will not marry Mathilde citing her happiness to him. The reply centers on her past and its length, revealing a witty exchange about social judgment and personal choices.
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Mathilde
Makes ne Ya sgagy a heapy shale Red Cross Bag B
Ad fragment mentions grocers and a Red Cross bag, with unclear wording. Likely a short notice or classified ad clipping. No identifiable people, places, or dates readable.
Old Man and Woman Refuse Aged Home Ride To Hospital
Kitty Goetz age hundred and Igny Karisch ninety eight live near Rosedale L I. They refuse an aged home and are surprised by a police escorted car to Kings County hospital. They fear leaving their home despite hunger and cold. A new clock dial promises mixed time readings and tungsten ore deposits have been found in Corea.
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Kitty Goetz
Igny Karisch
Rosedale
L. I
Kitty
Kings County
New York Tribune
Corea
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Duchess of Brunswick
Emperor William
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London Daily News
Elkus
Constantinople
Brand Whitlock
Belgium
Havre
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Mediterranean
Rio Janeiro
Western
America
Wyoming
Uncle Sam
Japan
Y. Bryan Yamashita
Tokio
John JW. Springer
John W. Springer
Fairview Cemetery
New Jersey
Flat Indian Reservation
Butte, Mont
Cato Sells
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
SPORT
Joplin
Lincoln
Sioux City
St. Joseph
I .i
Des Moines
Settee
Australia
Southern Pacific Railroads
Henry Fletcher
Mexican Congress
el Paso
Tex
Mexico City
Fifth Avenue
England
Internal Revenue Collector
Boston
Supreme Council of the Royal Arcanum
United States Secret Service
Arizona State News
Western Newspaper
Verde
Jerome
Tucson
Clifton
Clarkdale
Warren District
U. S. Navy
Kingman
The
Warren Defense League
Ajo
U. S. Army
Campbell
Gallup
Needles Peaks
Hayden
el Zaribah
Mystic Shrine
Douglas
Bowie
James Hibbs
Chloride
United States Army
Crook and
Lawton
Verde Valley
Warren
Calumet & Arizona
George T. Bean
Miami Copper Company
Mile
Henry Dodsworth
Alex Burkhart
Haig
OF Lens
Scarpa
Lansing
New Mexico
L. Douglas
W. L. Douglas
Smart Sgn
Brockton
Mass
W.L. Douglas Shoe Co
Spark St
Brockton, Mass
Canada
W. W. Bennett
Bee Bldg
Omaha
Nebr
Minnie
Joseph
Pheys
Germ
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